Download pdf HRG UK has retained the travel management business for Cobham, a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of leading edge aerospace and defence systems in the air, on land and at sea. The account has been managed by HRG since 2006.
Cobham will continue to use the classic HRG service. This proven offering will ensure all corporate travellers from Cobham receive the highest level of service and the best available rates on all their travel needs including air, hotel, rail and ground arrangements. In addition, HRG UK will continue to offer benchmarking data to Cobham to assist with their business travel supplier negotiations.
Chris Fry, Commercial Director for HRG, says: “A strong relationship combined with tangible measures of success are becoming increasingly important for all our clients. We will provide Cobham with an exceptional service which exceeds their expectations whilst also supplying them with absolute visibility of commercial management information to demonstrate our efficiencies, savings and value. We look forward to working with them to deliver their longer term objectives.”
Paul Long, Finance Director Operations for Cobham added: “We have enjoyed a long standing relationship with HRG. They have continued to live up to the promises of delivering service, quality and value in terms of travel booking, and are now working to address our strategic business travel needs. The decision to retain them was based on confidence, trust and commercial savings. Vital components for every business relationship.”
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For further information:
Sallyanne Heywood / Katy Carmen
Hogg Robinson Group
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 312624 / Tel: +44 (0) 1256 312622
Sallyanne.heywood@hrgworldwide.com / Katy.carmen@hrgworldwide.com
Veronica Rossini/Ed Grattan
Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster
Tel: +44 (0) 207 467 9200
Email: blhrg@bisslancaster.com
Notes to Editors:
Hogg Robinson Group plc (HRG), the award-winning international corporate travel services company was established in 1845 and operates from headquarters in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. Its interests include owned or controlled corporate travel services operations in 25 key driver/growth markets throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, which are supported by a network of contracted partners. The HRG network extends to nearly 120 countries.
HRG’s philosophy is to focus on its clients underpinned by three differentiators – its people, its technology and its breadth of service. The company has experienced management and skilled operators together with a strong reputation for technology which it develops and owns in-house. In addition HRG is the only major travel management company to offer a real breadth and depth of services. All of which combine to serve every client around the globe and deliver value, cost savings, efficiency and innovation, without compromise.
HRG’s client base spans a broad range of industry sectors including Automotive, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical and Telecommunications.
Cobham Plc: Cobham’s products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 70 years, keeping people safe, improving communications and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of more than £1.4 billion/US$ 2.1 billion. |